April 10, 2013 Encore P.M.

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Morning Schedule
12:15
 Welcome
Google in District 96
1:00
 Video in the Classroom
1:45
 Digital Portfolios
2:15
 Project Development
Edmodo, Portfolios, Video in the Classroom, Google Forms
3:15
 Wrap Up
Afternoon Session: Jim Colombo, Patty Gill, Karina Koncius, Laura Lynch, Harjit Singh, Jessica Twohill

1. Google Accounts in District 96 (Liz)

How Google Docs Work

Google Drive

  • Google Drive, formerly Google Docs, is a wonderful tool for creating many kinds of documents, saving documents, and sharing with others.
  • District 96 has its own Google App domain. Click here to access it.
  • The D96 Technology wiki has more information about Google Drive/Apps.
  • *Download Google App to your iPad!
  • Google Hall and Oates
  • Logging into your Google Account -
    • Log in, change password
  • No gmail associated with our Google accounts now. We have Google Docs.
  • Join a shared document: What types of information do you share within your department, between schools, with administrators? What kind of information do you collect from students?
  • Comments, Auto Save, Sharing, Naming and Organizing Google Docs, Drag and Drop into Google Drive, Revision History - All document contributions are marked by a user name
  • All students and all teachers have Google accounts. We can reset passwords.

2. Using Video in the Classroom (Paula)



Resources for using Video:
  • Ted ED (Lessons Worth Sharing); High-quality, school-appropriate videos, organized by subject area; lessons included; example include Inside a Cartoonist's World; TedEd videos come complete with lessons and "quizzes;" you can customize and send to your students like this example I created on the Real Origins of the Franchise.
  • YouTube Teachers- videos by and for teachers; check out the Playlists
  • YouTube EDU (Browse by category)
  • PBS.org Teachers - search by grade level and subject; resources include videos
  • TeacherTube
  • iTunes - podcasts, iTunes U - students can download podcasts to their laptops
  • Sophia website - Teacher-created videos you can use; or upload your own
  • iTunes Store - podcasts, iTunes U
  • Explania.com - animated video collection
  • WatchKnowLearn - Videos organized by subject - check out the Arts category. The site is collaborative and allows you to build your own classroom for your content.
  • Khan Academy at iTunes U: Science and Economics videos can be found here; also Health-related videos, including 30 videos on the Heart
    • Because the Khan Academy website links to YouTube, students cannot watch these videos in school - only at home.
    • Khan Academy videos are also podcasts in iTunesU. Can be downloaded onto student laptops or mobile devices.

Places to Host your Video:
Sophia.org
YouTube
Screencast.com (up to 2G total) Click here for a video of how to use Screencast.com to upload your video
Vimeo (up to 500 MG per week) - you can create a channel; password-protect your video
Edmodo - students download to watch; students without Internet at home can pre-load before leaving school
iTunes (podcasts)
TeacherTube - see my example here
Podbean (podcasts) - see my example here. Podbean offers only 50 MB with a free account

3. Student Portfolios

Use iTunes, Google Drive, Artsonia, and Vimeo to upload student work for a portfolio.
Use DriveTunes in GoogleChrome to listen to audio files right in your Google Drive.
Art Resources - ??
Artsonia.com - Photograph and upload student work online


PROJECT DEVELOPMENT:

1. Edmodo (Liz)

  • Create an assignment and turn in assignment.
  • Posts and comments. Teacher can delete comments.
  • Create a quiz

2. Collecting and Managing Data using Google Forms (Paula)


  • Google forms - Click here to complete the Google Form - How Well Do you Know the Encore Teachers?
  • Brainstorm ideas for data collection for teacher use.
  • Review the document with the table in it for ideas for creating your own Google Form.
  • Teachers can create a Google form.

3. Resources

Jamendo: Allows users to download and listen to albums, and also to discover and share new artists. The content is under one of the Creative Commons licenses.
K-12 Resources for Music Educators
Music Web-based Tools: Aviary, Drumbot, Jam Studios, Creating Music